The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-17
TYBEEs PICNIC PARTY.
4 Delightful Day on the Beach-Ihe
Clam Bake and oyster Roast.


The picnic which the directors of the
| Savannah and Tybee Railroad Company
| gave to its stockholders and their families
Yesterday was a most complete success, The
excursion train left the city at 1910 o'clock,
with about 400 passengers aboard, and made
| the run to Tybee in % minutes. The road
! bed was an object Of great interest 10 all
| who could get chance 10 see it, 1t has
/ now been completed nearly all the way, and
/ it is proof against wind and tide and every.
! thing except tidal waves. The jacket of
marsh mud has been put over it, and 1t Is
firm and looks rs if it had been carved out
of blue stone which the mud very much re-
sembles
1t was the intention of the committee Of
arrangements TO take the tockholders back
to the bank and see it, but when they got on
the island they were enjoying themselves so
hugely that they would not return. They
had seen enough of it 10 satisfy themselves
and that was all they wanted.
They arrived at the island at II: 05 and
went direct TO the Seaside Pavilion where
they spent an hour watching tle ceaseleSs
play of the waves and strolling on the
beach. The day was perfect one. There
was not a cloud in the sky
and the air was stirring just
enough TO be pleasant Wraps and heavy
coats were discarded, for it was like spring.
At Il o'clock the oyster roast was an
nounced. The live oak Goals that were
taken from the pit where they had been
heating the stones for the clam bake, had
been hauled to one side and placed under
sheet iron shutters. Upon these the oysters
were laid after being washed, and there
they roasted TO turn. They were served
at tables under the palmetto trees, just in
the rear of the pavilion, and about thirty
bushels of them disappeared forever before
the guests left the table. They were served
with clam chowder, and the repast was
delicious one
After the roast the band led the way down
to the hull of the bark Adonis, which was
wrecked on the beach. 1t had been
previously covered with kerosene, and
rosin was put in many chinks and
crevices. For the amusement of the excur
sionists a match was applied to it, and soon
it was wrapped in flames. They quickly
spread over the timbers soaked with oil, and
the sight was indeed a grand one The
flames shot up from every part a hundred
feet high, and piece by piece the old wreck
cTumbled away until nothing was left of
her.
The party then returned to
she pavilion and the clam
bake was announced Marsh grass had
been spread over a car load of stones which
had been hauled down for the purpose. and
heated under live oak fire, and the CLAIMS
were thrown upon il. The pile was then
covered over and there the clans baked
over the hot stones for two hours and a
half. They We're nicely done when they
were taken cut, and the shells came apart in
the hand. But this was not the end. An
hour later lunch was announced at the
Ocean House, and there was spread most
delicious collation., of which all partook
At o'clock the train again hauled
up to the depot and the party got aboard.
After a day of delicious eating they
returned happy and exceedingly well
pleased with the picnic. There was not a
hitch in all the events of the day and every
thing passed as pleasantly as possible.
Capt Purse said that he had never known a
picnic that was more agreeable. and he was
sure that no other party OF picnickers had
ever had ship burned simply and specially
f,1. THAR. daleo.tatiop